Paul Bloom - Teachers Make a Difference - John MacNamara

Paul Bloom - Teachers Make a Difference - John MacNamara

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The transcript describes the profound influence of John McNamara, a former Irish priest and teacher, on the speaker's academic and personal life. McNamara's diverse interests and gracious nature inspired the speaker to pursue graduate studies at MIT and led to meeting their spouse. His impact is highlighted as significant beyond the speaker's immediate family.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the teacher that had a significant influence on the narrator during their undergraduate years?

John McNamara

Freud

Karen Wynn

Susan Carey

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of John McNamara's past professions?

A comedian

A linguist

An Irish priest

A psychologist

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an interest of John McNamara?

Freudian psychoanalysis

Logic of the Trinity

How language worked

Quantum physics

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What advice did John McNamara give to the narrator regarding their graduate studies?

Pursue a career in psychoanalysis

Focus on family life

Work with Susan Carey at MIT

Study at Harvard

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did John McNamara indirectly contribute to the narrator's personal life?

He encouraged them to travel

He introduced them to their future spouse

He helped them find a job

He taught them a new language